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Fugitive Apprehended Getting Into Rideshare Vehicle Outside Virginia Hotel, Sheriff Says Fugitive Apprehended Getting Into Rideshare Vehicle Outside Virginia Hotel, Sheriff Says
Markus Collins Arrested On Multiple Charges In Virginia A man who has racked up an infamous list of criminal charges this month was taken into police custody at a Virginia hotel, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Early on Friday morning, deputies responded to the Excel Inn and Suites on Warrenton Road to execute an arrest warrant on 33-year-old Stafford resident Markus Collins, who has been on a rampage for weeks since the weather began warming up. Collins was wanted for:  Possession of a firearm by a felon; Possession of ammunition by a felon; Two counts of possession of controlled substances while in possession of a fir…

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by Zak Failla
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Rifle-Wielding Man Surrenders After Seven-Hour Standoff With Police In Virginia Rifle-Wielding Man Surrenders After Seven-Hour Standoff With Police In Virginia
Rifle-Wielding Man Surrenders After Seven-Hour Standoff With Police In Virginia A wanted man is in custody after abducting and assaulting a woman before barricading himself inside a Fairfax County home for hours over the weekend, police say. Silvio Meza, Jr., 33, put police through their paces on Sunday afternoon during a standoff that lasted more than seven hours after an incident involving a woman he injured during an altercation. Shortly before 2:45 p.m. on March 10, officers from the Fairfax County Police Department were approached by a woman who had been assaulted by a man - later identified as Meza - who was inside a home in the 6700 block of Chestnut Avenue in M…

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by Zak Failla
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Armed Man Leads Officers Straight Into Gun-Filled DC Apartment, Police Say Armed Man Leads Officers Straight Into Gun-Filled DC Apartment, Police Say
Armed Man Leads Officers Straight Into Gun-Filled DC Apartment, Police Say A man attempting to elude police in Washington, DC accidentally led officers right to a small cache of weapons. Five people have been arrested following a massive gun bust by members of the Metropolitan Police Department's Violent Crime Suppression Division, who got an unlikely assist from one of the suspects. Over the weekend, officers on patrol spotted a man with a weapon, though when they attempted to stop him, he ignored their commands and he fled into a nearby apartment in Southeast DC, which led to a surprise for investigators. Once inside, police say that the officers spotted severa…

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by Zak Failla
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Two Suspects In Custody After Motel 6 Armed Robbery: Stafford Police Two Suspects In Custody After Motel 6 Armed Robbery: Stafford Police
Two Suspects In Custody After Motel 6 Armed Robbery: Stafford Police Two Stafford men were arrested for robbing a local Motel 6, police said. At around 8 p.m. on August 16, deputies responded to the motel at 401 Warrenton Road, after the victim reported that one suspect kicked down his room door and demanded money with a knife, according to the Stafford County Sheriff's Office. Authorities said the second suspect was posted outside the room as a lookout. An officer, who was at a gas station nearby, received the suspects' descriptions and located 31-year-old Earl Wadlington, the suspect who robbed the victim at knifepoint, officials said. Wadlington had tw…

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by AJ Goldbloom